TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Diver endlessly breathing hard (6) 4 Many unexpectedly agree it’s

inadequate (6)

7 Cone broken at a former time (4)

8 Woman union leader, talented, of great

worth (8)

9 Lean trendy Conservative appearing

before row (7)

12 Fool from a ship (3)

14 One rig, broken, to disregard (6) 15 Young Scout with large rodent (6)

16 Finding nothing new, I left (3)

18 Popular verse read out for

encroacher (7)

22 Rearranged cell very skillfully (8) 23 Singer, graduate, next to ship (4) 24 Newly-wed, about 50, finding horse’s

headgear (6)

25 Remained sedate, say (6)

DOWN

1 Advancement in advertising (9)

2 From new lift, a coin, not real (9)

3 Number 5 – the Spanish book (5) 4 Fruit the Spanish found during day (5) 5 First man in commercial in the

morning (4)

6 Regrets about 50 regulations (5) 10 Commanding Officer and US soldier

taking in royal’s dog (5)

11 Eastern fellows with 500 to edit (5) 12 Day ravers upset enemy (9)

13 Terrible drips sure to be amazed (9) 17 Identification left with hesitation for

layabout (5)

19 Feature about river – Norwegian (5) 20 Fool around next to deep gorge (5) 21 Six in commercial, very keen (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Sea bird (6) 4 Inadequate (6) 7 A single time (4) 8 Precious (8) 9 Slope (7) 12 Donkey (3) 14 Disregard (6) 15 Large rodent (6) 16 Nothing (3)

18 Person entering by military

force (7)

22 Intelligently (8)

23 Lowest male voice (4)

24 Horse’s headgear (6)

25 Remained (6)

DOWN

1 Elevation (9)

2 Imaginary (9)

3 New and strange (5)

4 Fruit (5)

5 First man (4)

6 Regulations (5)

10 Short-legged dog (5)

11 Edit text (5)

12 Opponent (9)

13 Astonished (9)

17 Lazy person (5)

19 Norwegian (5)

20 Deep chasm (5)

21 Eager (4) Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

ANSWERS TOMORROW